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 ## Requirements
 
-- Perl5
+- Perl5 v5.34 or higher
 - `Mojolicious` ([website](https://www.mojolicious.org/), [metacpan](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojolicious))
   - `Mojolicious::Plugin::Model`
   - `Mojolicious::Plugin::Renderer::WithoutCache` — only needed in dev environment